Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio, LastPass, DoorDash, Mailchimp, and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. Continue reading Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

Ascension Says Personal, Health Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack

Ascension says patient information was stolen in an early-May ransomware attack that involved an employee downloading malware.
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Microsoft’s Brad Smith should prepare for ‘ritual punishment’ before House hearing

Some experts are doubtful the Homeland Security Committee testimony and questioning of Microsoft chief Brad Smith will lead to significant change.

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As many as 165 companies ‘potentially exposed’ in Snowflake-related attacks, Mandiant says

The impact of the operation targeting customers of the cloud storage giant continues to grow. 

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